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Etymology
From French visir, vizir, or Spanish visir, from Turkish vezir, from Arabic ARchar|�ز�ر (wazīr) �helper, aide, minister�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/vɪ�zɪ�/, /�vɪzɪ�/

Noun
en-noun

1. A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

Derived terms
wikipedia|Grand Vizier
grand vizier
vizierate
vizierial
viziership

Translations
Croatian: vezir
Danish: vesir
Dutch: vizier (cfr. infra)
esperanto: veziro
Finnish: visiiri
French: vizir
German: Wesir, Vesir, Vizir or Vizier
Greek: �εζί�η�
Italian: visir
Latin (modern construct): vezirus
Latvian: viziris
Macedonian: �ези�
Magyar (Hungarian): vezír
Norwegian (bokmal): vesir
Polish: wezyr
Portuguese: vizir
Romanian: vezír
Spanish: visir
Swedish: vezir
Turkish: vezir, sadrazam

See also
wazir

Dutch

Etymology 1
L. root

Noun
vizier n (plural vizieren)

1. A visor, a removable protective guard on a (knight's) helmet
2. back-sight, a visual aiming aid on the barrel of a gun

Etymology 2
Arabic-Turkish, of Persian origin

Noun
vizier m (plural viziers, soms vizieren)

1. A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

Derived terms
grootvizier

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